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Ankara Police Reportedly Picks 800 Gezi Suspects

Ankara Police Reportedly Picks 800 Gezi Suspects

“The identification of more than 800 suspects within Gezi Resistance investigation and mass-prosecutions violate human rights. This is an issue that requires public discussion,” Assistant Professor Korkut told bianet.

14 November 2013 Elif Akgül

Taser Kills Again in Canada

Taser Kills Again in Canada

Another taser-related death was reported in Canada as Turkish authorities are paving the way to implement the usage of electro-shock weapon among policemen. Amnesty International cited at least 500 taser-related death cases in North America until 2012.

13 November 2013

Men Kill 22 Women in October

Men Kill 22 Women in October

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 22 women, 16 raped, 20 battered and 6 harassed in October 2013. While 23 percent of slain women were seeking divorce, 69 percent of women were raped by their acquaintances.

13 November 2013 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

"Journalist Turan Jailed For 3 Months, We Demand His Freedom”

"Journalist Turan Jailed For 3 Months, We Demand His Freedom”

Turkey’s Media Council (Basın Konseyi) sent a letter to Egypt’s Prime Minister, demanding the immediate release of Metin Turan, TRT’s Cairo correspondent who was arrested while reporting anti-military coup protests.

12 November 2013

Turkey Found Guilty of “Bombarding Kuşkonar Village” in 1994

Turkey Found Guilty of “Bombarding Kuşkonar Village” in 1994

ECHR found Turkey guilty of “bombarding Kumçatı and Koçağlı villages in 1994”, ordering Turkey to pay 38 applicants a sum of 2,305,000 euros.

12 November 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Private Utku Kalı Released For Pending Trial

Private Utku Kalı Released For Pending Trial

On the second hearing yesterday, Samsun 3rd High Criminal Court released Utku Kalı, a private on compulsory drafting who has been jailed for “leaking top secret documents” regarding Reyhanlı blasts.

12 November 2013

Warden Sentenced to Life For “Neglecting Torture”

Warden Sentenced to Life For “Neglecting Torture”

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals announced its verdict on Engin Çeber case, approving the life sentence of a prison administrator for “neglecting torture” setting a landmark to find a prison warden guilty even though he didn’t directly take part of torture.

11 November 2013 Ayça Söylemez

9 Protestors Fined For Protesting Governor

9 Protestors Fined For Protesting Governor

Authorities issued a 186 lira fine to 9 protestors in the southern province of Adana for protesting Governor Coş during the death anniversary ceremony of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk yesterday.

11 November 2013

bianet Awarded By Chamber of City Planners

bianet Awarded By Chamber of City Planners

Chamber of City Planners awarded bianet with its annual prize in “Urban Planning Media”.

11 November 2013

4 Tips to Share A Mix-Gender Apartment in Turkey

4 Tips to Share A Mix-Gender Apartment in Turkey

Yol Yordam Theater Troupe released a mock video, giving 4 tips to university students on how to share a mix-gender apartment in Turkey in case governor’s officers raid their apartment.

8 November 2013

“Ayşe Gökkan Was Put Under Isolation For 9 Days”

“Ayşe Gökkan Was Put Under Isolation For 9 Days”

Nusaybin Mayor Ayşe Gökkan’s media advisor shared with bianet the story of 9-day long hunger strike and its aftermath.

8 November 2013 Ekin Karaca

Nolle Prosequi in Footage Erase Investigation

Nolle Prosequi in Footage Erase Investigation

While a prosecutor has stopped to investigate further the investigation regarding the erasing of surveillance footage in Ali Ismail Korkmaz case, another investigation on expert and suspect policeman is underway.

8 November 2013

Nolle Prosequi in Footage Erase Investigation

Nolle Prosequi in Footage Erase Investigation

While a prosecutor has stopped to investigate further the investigation regarding the erasing of surveillance footage in Ali Ismail Korkmaz case, another investigation on expert and suspect policeman is underway.

8 November 2013

Eye-Loser Gezi Protestor Sentenced to House Arrest

Eye-Loser Gezi Protestor Sentenced to House Arrest

Çağdaş Küçükbattal, a Gezi Resistance protestor who lost his eye due to a gas bomb canister, was put under house arrest.

8 November 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Political Manifestos Banned on Campus With Expulsion Risk

Political Manifestos Banned on Campus With Expulsion Risk

Turkey’s Higher Educational Council (YÖK) amended 3 articles in Student Disciplinary Regulation, putting the distribution of political manifestos to condemnation list. Students on investigation might risk expulsion.

7 November 2013

Mayor Stops Hunger Strike As Construction Halts

Mayor Stops Hunger Strike As Construction Halts

Nusaybin Mayor Ayşe Gökkan stopped her 9-day hunger strike as authorities announced that they have halted the construction of a security wall on Turkey’s border to Syria.

7 November 2013

Author Found Not Guilty For “Recop Tazyik Gazdoğan”

Author Found Not Guilty For “Recop Tazyik Gazdoğan”

Istanbul 18th Peace Court acquitted Emrah Seres, an author who was charged with insulting PM Erdoğan and Interior Minister Güler. “I will continue to speak up and criticize,” he told bianet.

7 November 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Nationalist Sign Removed in Diyarbakır

Nationalist Sign Removed in Diyarbakır

The sign saying “How happy is the one who says I am Turk” has been removed in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır by the order of Governor’s Office.

7 November 2013

Sarp Kuray Sentenced to Life Again

Sarp Kuray Sentenced to Life Again

Istanbul 9th High Criminal Court sentenced Sarp Kuray to life sentence again, a verdict that has previously been overthrown by ECHR due to lack of fair trial.

6 November 2013

Women Journalists Respond PM With A Video

Women Journalists Respond PM With A Video

Kadın Gazeteciler Takipte (Women Journalists in Pursuit) Group released a video, responding to PM Erdoğan’s question to a female journalist yesterday: “How come can it be appropriate for an unmarried young man and woman to share an apartment?”

6 November 2013

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Students in Denizli Province Speak Up

Students in Denizli Province Speak Up

Various students in the southwestern province of Denizli spoke up to bianet regarding PM Erdoğan’s remarks on student lifestyles.

6 November 2013 Nilay Vardar

“Joking” Death in the Barracks

“Joking” Death in the Barracks

F.E., a private under compulsory drafting in Diyarbakır’s Lice province, was allegedly shot dead as he was joking with another colleague.

5 November 2013

ECHR Ignores Torture Footage

ECHR Ignores Torture Footage

The European Court of Human Rights did not find Turkey guilty of violating torture ban in a case where police assaulted the applicant by turning his arm. Instead, the court found Turkey guilty for poor investigation.

5 November 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Students Detained For Protesting PM

Students Detained For Protesting PM

Police detained 5 Genç-Sen members for protesting PM’s remarks on student residence by attempting to flash a banner at a cafe nearby PM’s office in Istanbul.

5 November 2013

Füsun Erdoğan Receives Life Sentence

Füsun Erdoğan Receives Life Sentence

29 defendants stood trial for the last time in the MLKP case yesterday. Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court convicted 7 defendants including bianet writer Füsun Erdoğan to life sentence.

5 November 2013

University Students Count Their “Gender-Mixed” Lifestyle

University Students Count Their “Gender-Mixed” Lifestyle

Various university students spoke up on PM's remark "Male and female students are sharing the same apartment".

4 November 2013 Beyza Kural

BDP Responses to Government’s Imrali Remarks

BDP Responses to Government’s Imrali Remarks

BDP Group Interim Chairperson Buldan told bianet on the recent remarks of Justice Minister Ergin on the off-listing of Imrali visitors who criticized the peace process.

4 November 2013 Yüce Yöney

Verdict Awaiting For Füsun Erdoğan

Verdict Awaiting For Füsun Erdoğan

Focusing on the judicial inconsistencies, Önderoğlu (RSF) and Orberg (EFJ) urged authorities to release Füsun Erdoğan, a jailed bianet writer and former Özgür Radyo coordinator within Gaye case.

4 November 2013 Elif Akgül

109 Workers Killed on the Job in October

109 Workers Killed on the Job in October

At least 109 workers including 7 women and 4 children were killed from work-related injuries in October. Overall in 2013, the total toll of workplace mortalities hit 1017 across Turkey.

4 November 2013

82 Students Expelled From Residence Due to Gezi Protests

82 Students Expelled From Residence Due to Gezi Protests

82 university has been expelled from state-run student residences in Samsun for attending Gezi Resistance protests - a penalty that also included the suspension of their scholarships and loans.

1 November 2013

No Release in KCK Media Case

No Release in KCK Media Case

Istanbul 15th High Criminal Court opened the 25th hearing of KCK media case this afternoon in Silivri district, ruling on the continuation of all jailed defendants.

1 November 2013

Ankara Mayor Ordered to Pay 1 Turkish Kuruş For Defamation

Ankara Mayor Ordered to Pay 1 Turkish Kuruş For Defamation

Ankara 15th Assize Court found Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Melih Gökçek guilty of insulting Chamber of City Planners “through the media”, ordering him to pay 1 Turkish kuruş for non-pecuniary damages.

1 November 2013